One of my favorite places on Earth is the mountains of Montana! Hi! My name is Jacquie Kaegebein. My family and I have lived in Channahon for the past 16 years. I grew up in Plainfield. I have been a teacher for 7 years now and previously worked for Commonwealth Edison (yep the electric company, for 15 years). I have always wanted to be a teacher and since life did not give me the opportunity, I created my own opportunity and went back to school to become a teacher as an adult. I recently completed my masters degree in Teaching and Learning specifically Differentiated Instruction. This means that I am always looking for ways to teach to each individual students needs and learning style.I love to read! I share my passion for books with my students and hope to pass on to them the joy of learning and the adventures to be had through the pages of books. I love first grade because every thing we learn is a new and interesting adventure!

Dottie our pom is turning 2 this month (August). She has been a ball of energy. As many of you may have heard, Peanut, our Maltese passed away in January of this year at 14. We miss him much. We truly love Maltese dogs, and have recently added to our family another Maltese puppy named Wyatt. He is very energetic and fun and will be six months old this month.